APLA Free Training Open Day to Help Prospectors in WA

Perth Branch of The Amalgamated Prospectors and Leaseholders Association in WA (APLA) will once again be holding an Open Day for everyone on Saturday 15th November from 10am to 3pm at Duncraig Community Hall Cnr Marmion Ave and Warwick Rd Duncraig.

The aim of the Open Day is to help people understand what APLA is all about and provide basic information on prospecting and rules in WA.

It is a great opportunity to come along and find out about APLA and Prospecting in WA.

In our opinion just the $20m Public Liability insurance while you are prospecting provided to all members is a great reason to join APLA - even without the benefits APLA provides in fighting for your Prospecting Rights!

There is a monster raffle on the day with a Metal Detector from Jeff at Reeds Prospecting up for grabs, a 17X11” NuggetFinder Mono coil, a number of protective metal detector bags and covers donated by Udo and I, Vouchers and a whole lot of other gear that has been
donated.

There will be;

Demos of dollying and panning.

Department Of Mines will be presenting,

(LATE MAIL… Bill will now present the Tengraph Training Section – APLA’s great supporter from the Department of Mines, Stephen Bandy, is ill so he can’t make it , we hope you get well soon Steve).

Want to Save Time and KNOW the Potential of ANY Location in WA to Produce Gold?

We are really excited about a website called "GoldTracker" that gives you a score of Gold Potential for over 1 Million locations in WA.

The Prospectivity or Potential of gold occurrences is the likelihood of the presence or absence of gold in each of those 1 million locations.

This is truly revolutionary and not even been attempted.

Thousands of hours and Mega dollars have been put into developing the software and algorithms.

How is Gold Prospectivity Measured in
GoldTracker

This how is the score of gold prospectivity is calculated and allocated to each of those over 1 million locations.

The prospectivity score is assessed using a number of criteria;

Economic History - The economic geological history of the area, evidenced by either presence or absence of previously discovered or indicated gold occurrences.

Lithology - The presence, distribution and type of rocks and overburden.

Structural Geology - The presence, association and relative distribution of structural features including for example faults, folds, intrusives, metamorphic and altered zones, and geological boundaries.

Gold Prospectivity Scores for almost any Location in WA

The algorithms used to construct prospectivity scores mean that you can be
provided with a prospectivity score for almost anywhere in Western Australia. The massive collection records are constantly updated and continually evolving with new information

Even more exciting, if the area you have chosen has a poor prospectivity score, THEN YOU JUST ASK FOR THE NEAREST BEST POTENTIAL LOCATION and the area and GPS points are provided.

We know GoldTracker works because we have been involved in the development of the software.

Disclaimer. Udo and I know GoldTracker works so well that we have invested in Ray Hammond’s company to be part of the team that brings GoldTracker to you.

GoldTracker is also currently under development as a Phone APP as well and this will be coming
in 2015.

Right now Goldtracker is a simple web interface that you click on a map and select a position you would like assessed for Gold Potential (or the nearest Best Potential location) but in future it will also be available as a phone APP with many other enhancements.

During the launch period of Gold Tracker you will get DOUBLE the clicks as a bonus so don't miss out on getting in early.

Metal Detector Coils and Touch Sensitivity.

Following On from Last month’s common Questions here is another one that might be of interest relating to touch sensitivity in coils. Many readers asked about coils that made noises when hitting rocks and objects while detecting

Why Worry About Noisy Coils?

It is essential that you remove all of the extraneous noise from your detector when you are detecting otherwise the noise will mask a target or you will start to dismiss noises as just “coil noises”.

Our Reply on the question of Coils and Coil Sensitivity or Touch Sensitivity.

"Yes coils can develop touch sensitivity - I have found the
Commanders are more susceptible to it and next Coiltek and last of all Nuggetfinder.

It just depends on how much noise and how regularly you are
getting noise before you replace the coil, fix it or dump it - either under warranty or by buying a
new one.

How to Check for Coil Sensitivity.

How you can check for coil
sensitivity is to hold the coil with the machine turned on
and squeeze the top and bottom of the coil in various places with your thumb and finger on
each side, if it makes a noise you are starting to get touch sensitivity.

Why do you Get Coil Sensitivity?

The reason can be varied such as, how well packed the wiring is, poor shielding and the construction of the coil, as soon as wiring starts to loosen up and start touching the outside
or other wires due to that looseness every time you hit a rock or tree trunk
it will cause noise.

That can happen with regular use or bad treatment throwing the coils around or not protecting them in travel.

The greater the amount of noise that is happening the more chance you have
got of dismissing all noises as "Coil Noise" or "Touch Sensitivity Noise"
and then you leave genuine signals and gold in the ground.

That is also the reason why there is a lot of gold left alongside and under rocks,
close to tree trunks
and under dead wood, people just dismiss the signal as the coil making a noise due to impact with a
rock or obstruction...not good.

In saying that I also believe in LOW and slow and often my coil (we only use
NuggetFinders) scrapes the ground and rocks and wood so I eventually will
get touch sensitivity in coils but have found the Nuggetfinders to last longer.

What is the Solution to Fixing Coil Sensitivity?

The Solutions are to make sure you investigate every detecting noise thoroughly, no matter what you think it is before you dismiss it, then replace the coil if the touch sensitivity in too much or becoming too regular while prospecting… and make sure you look after your coil, don’t chuck it around in the back of the ute!

If the coil is under warranty Manufacturers should replace or fix the coil, Nuggetfinder probably will
replace it anyway if it hasn’t been maltreated and I think Coiltek charge around $40
for a coil out of
warranty to fix the sensitivity.'